Conductor History:
1958 — Present
2024-2025 Artistic Director & Conductor Robert Trocina, Conductor John Thomas Dodson 67th Season
2023-2024 Guest Conductors: Phillip E. Allen, Robert Trocina, Pablo Zamora
2022-2023 Conductor Emeritus Juan R. Ramírez, Guest Conductors: Tamara Dworetz, John Thomas Dodson 65th Season
2021-2022 Conductor Emeritus Juan R. Ramírez, Guest Conductor: Dr. Chaowen Ting
2020-2021 Intermission for the ACSO (COVID)
2019-2020 (Guest Conductors – vetting finalists)
2018-2019 Juan R. Ramírez (Farewell Season – retirement 19 years on the podium)
2017-2018 Juan R. Ramírez 60th Season
2016-2017 Juan R. Ramírez
2015-2016 Juan R. Ramírez
2014-2015 Juan R. Ramírez
2013-2014 Juan R. Ramírez
2012-2013 Juan R. Ramírez 55th Season
2011-2012 Juan R. Ramírez
2010-2011 Juan R. Ramírez
2009-2010 Juan R. Ramírez
2008-2009 Juan R. Ramírez November 15, 2008 50th Gala Anniversary Concert at ASO Hall (technically this concert was performed as the debut concert of our 51st season)
2007-2008 Juan R. Ramírez 50th Season
2006-2007 Juan R. Ramírez
2005-2006 Juan R. Ramírez
2004-2005 Juan R. Ramírez
2003-2004 Juan R. Ramírez
2002-2003 Juan R. Ramírez 45th Season
2001-2002 Juan R. Ramírez
2000-2001 Juan R. Ramírez
1999-2000 Guest Conductor: Alford Duckett (1999 only) / Julian Shew & Alan Raines (2000 only)
1998-1999 Charles W. Whittaker
1997-1998 John Morrison 40th Season
1996-1997 John Morrison
1995-1996 John Morrison
1994-1995 John Morrison
1993-1994 Guest Conductors: John Morrison, John Head, Nikitas Demos, Mark Street, and Beth Steele
1992-1993 Lynn Thompson 35th Season
1991-1992 Lynn Thompson
1990-1991 Fyodor Cherniavsky
1989-1990 Fyodor Cherniavsky
1988-1989 Fyodor Cherniavsky
1987-1988 Fyodor Cherniavsky 30th Season
1986-1987 John N. Demos+
1985-1986 John N. Demos+
1984-1985 John N. Demos+
1983-1984 John N. Demos+
1982-1983 John N. Demos+ 25th Season
1981-1982 John N. Demos+
1980-1981 John N. Demos+
1979-1980 John N. Demos+
1978-1979 John N. Demos+
1977-1978 John N. Demos+ 20th Season
1976-1977 John N. Demos+
1975-1976 John N. Demos+ (Obituary 1988 on file)
1974-1975 Joseph M. Kirschner
1973-1974 Joseph M. Kirschner
1972-1973 Joseph M. Kirschner 15th Season
1971-1972 Joseph M. Kirschner
1970-1971 Joseph M. Kirschner
1969-1970 Joseph M. Kirschner
1968-1969 Joseph M. Kirschner
1967-1968 Joseph M. Kirschner 10th Season
1966-1967 Joseph M. Kirschner
1965-1966 Joseph M. Kirschner
1964-1965 Joseph M. Kirschner
1963-1964 Richard E. Sieber
1962-1963 Richard E. Sieber 5th Season
1961-1962 Richard E. Sieber
1960-1961 Harry Kruger+
1959-1960 Harry Kruger+
1958-1959 Harry Kruger+ 1st Season (Obituary 2009 on file)
May 12, 1958 Harry Kruger+ Debut Concert of ACSO